In his first-ever interview, the sole Australian survivor of the Waco siege has revealed to 60 Minutes what really took place during the 51-day stand-off, and why he believes crazed cult leader David Koresh will one day return to Earth as the son of God.

David Gavitt spent 26 years in prison for the deaths of his wife and two daughters before a prosecutor agreed that the evidence behind his arson conviction was no longer credible - but he is still fighting for compensation.

A Texas teenager was being held on $1 million ($A1.3m) bond after a police officer found him sitting in his car outside of a high school sporting event with a semi-automatic rifle and 100 rounds of ammunition.

A Russian woman was charged by New York authorities with poisoning a look-alike with a tranquiliser-laced cheesecake and then stealing her passport, cash and other property after trying to make it look like a suicide attempt.